Led by a four-goal performances from Hayden Ballantyne and Matthew Pavlich, the Dockers tuned up for the finals with a 20.13 (133) to 5.8 (38) victory.

Fremantle was dominant in most areas of the game against the cellar-dwelling Demons, winning the clearances and stoppages and swamping the Melbourne defence with 64 forward 50 entries to 39.

The Dockers led by 27 points at quarter-time, 31 points at the half and 58 points at three quarter-time before going on with the job in the final term.

An outclassed Melbourne outfit scored just one goal in the second half and just one behind in the final quarter.

Pavlich looked in excellent touch in only his second game back after suspension with 18 disposals, eight marks and 4.1 to his name.

He told Grandstand the Dockers had gone to the MCG with standards to meet regardless of the final margin.

"We came here today with a focus on improving our footy and not leaving anything out there," Pavlich said.

"We didn't want to take the foot off the pedal (and) I thought the guys were uncompromising in the way they approached the footy."

Pavlich has only played seven games this season, and he was keen to ensure he was in the right shape for finals.

"I have to make the most of the next couple of weeks ... to make sure I'm ready to go come the business end of the season," he said.

"To run out the game today, playing hard in the last quarter really gives me confidence."

The Dockers had some injury problems, with Aaron Sandilands subbed off early after being struck in the head by an elbow from a Melbourne player in a marking contest, while Ballantyne came off the ground close to full-time with a shoulder injury.

"Ross (Lyon) said that it (Sandilands' diagnosis) is in the hands of the doctors, concussion plus a laceration or cut, I don't know," Pavlich said.

SCOREBOARD: SYD v ST K

18.10 (118)

8.11 (59)

The Swans were pushed early, but eventually asserted their superiority in the second half to win 18.10 (118) to 8.11 (59).

The teams kicked two goals each in a slow opening term, before Sydney established a 14-point lead at the main break after a four goal to two second quarter.

But Sydney then kicked 12 goals to four in the second half to secure an expected win.

Swans spearhead Kurt Tippett was again the leading goalkicker with five majors, but he was backed up with three goals from Jesse White and two goals each from five other players.

Jack Steven and Nick Riewoldt kicked two goals each for the Saints.

The biggest cheer of the day came late in the third quarter when Gary Rohan was subbed on for his first game for the Swans in more than 480 days since he broke his leg against North Melbourne in April 2012.

The Swans have two big games to end the home-and-away season, playing Geelong next week and Hawthorn in round 23.

17.12 (114)

Western Bulldogs forward Tory Dickson produced a stunning last-quarter burst to notch a career-best six-goal haul in the 20.11 (131) to 17.12 (114) win over the Crows.

The win in Adam Cooney's 200th game, gave the Bulldogs three wins from their past four matches and seven so far this season, just one fewer than the Crows.

Along with Dickson's six, big man Tom Campbell kicked four majors for the Dogs while young midfielder Tom Liberatore amassed 30 disposals to continue his fine season.

The Bulldogs led for much of the day, bursting to a three-goal lead at quarter-time after kicking three goals in four minutes late in the term.

But the Crows lifted the pressure in the second and third quarters.

They kicked two quick goals late in the first half to cut the margin to five points.

Then, after the Dogs again skipped 17 points clear early in the third term, Adelaide put on a run of six unanswered goals in 18 minutes to build a 22-point lead.

They dominated the midfield for the quarter, taking the ball inside their attacking 50m arc 18 times to the Dogs' eight for the term.

Bernie Vince, Richard Douglas and Patrick Dangerfield all had a big quarter, with 24 disposals and nine clearances between them for the term, as Adelaide's hard work in the packs and hard running gave them the ascendancy.

But the Bulldogs kept themselves in touch with goals to Dickson and Campbell late in the term to make the gap nine points at the last change.

It took just three minutes of the final quarter for the Dogs to hit the front, Cooney setting up Daniel Giansiracusa for a major then kicking one himself.

The Crows hit back with goals to Tom Lynch and Ian Callinan to take a seven-point lead.

But Dickson answered with three goals in six minutes, from a clever left-foot snap, a free kick and a mark.

And Mitch Wallis and Koby Stevens quickly made it five in a row and a four-goal lead for the resurgent Bulldogs early in time-on to seal victory.

Ruckman Will Minson was a key for the Dogs, with his tapwork particularly influential in the last-term surge.

Vince and Douglas were two of the Crows' best, while Andy Otten and Ian Callinan were dangerous up forward with three goals each.